Rose of Dragontail

Rose of Dragontail

by IoriBranford

Free
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About This Game

Fight as scrappy young Rose in this fast and fluid fantasy beat-em-up action game! Transformed into a half-dragon hero of the realm, she will crush enemies of the people from thieving brigands to invading armies. Send them flying with draconic strikes, slams, throws, and flames or break crates, barrels, plates, and chairs on their heads!

2026 demo out now!

Controls

Action

Controller (recommended)

Keyboard

Move

Left Analog Stick or D-pad

Arrows

Attack

X, Y, Square, or Triangle button

Z

Jump

A, B, Cross, or Circle button

X

Sprint

RT, RB, R1, R2, R, or ZR button

Left Shift

Pause

Start, Options, or Plus button

Esc

Quick Restart Checkpoint

Start+Back, Start+Select, Options+Share, or Plus+Minus buttons

F2

Quit

Alt+F4

* The actual X button on Nintendo controller.

Moves

Attack

- hit enemy 3 times for 3-hit combo

Jump

to avoid enemies and attacks

Attack

in the air for half tail spin

Sprint

to quickly rushdown or evade enemy

Attack

while sprinting for a powerful kick!

Knee

enemy by sprinting into him without attacking - then can follow up with attacks, grab, etc

Jump

farther while sprinting

Grab

enemy (or enemy-sized object) by walking into him

Move

him around with directions

Attack

3 times without pressing a direction for 3-hit grab combo

Throw

him with Attack + a direction!

You can

swing him around longer

as long as you can twirl the directions just right...

Sprint

and carry him around!

Ground slam

with Jump then Attack!

He

breaks free

if you do nothing

Get

missiles

by walking into them - you can hold up to 2 slots

Throw one

with Attack - autoaims at enemy in front

Throw both

with Attack while sprinting! Autoaims at as many enemies as possible

Catch missile

in flight

by tapping direction towards it before it hits you!

Charge fireballs

by holding Attack, release to launch - costs 1 or more full flame bar

Charges faster

while you are taking a hit or a fall

Saves you

automatically if you die!

Credits

Programming & Design

Iori Branford

Art

Rose by

2Dpixx

and SlagathorRex

RPG Wo

DeveloperIoriBranford
GenreAction
Rating4.5/5 (4 ratings)
Platforms🪟 🍎 🐧
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